| US 7,522,828 B2 | ||
| Interchangeable lens type camera system and intermediate accessory | ||
| Takahiro Doi, Hachioji (Japan); and Mamoru Sakashita, Okaya (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Olympus Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/375,271. | ||
| Application 11/375271 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2004/013505, filed on Sep. 16, 2004. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2003-351228 (JP), filed on Oct. 09, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0165401 A1, Jul. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03B 17/12 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 396—71 [396/530; 348/360] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An interchangeable lens type camera system in which an intermediate accessory is removably attached between a camera body and a lens barrel, the interchangeable lens type camera system comprising: a first CPU provided in the camera body; a second CPU provided in the intermediate accessory; and a third CPU provided in the lens barrel, wherein the first CPU supplies a reset signal to the second CPU in association with attachment of the intermediate accessory, and the second CPU receives the reset signal supplied from the first CPU and supplies the reset signal to the third CPU. |